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        <fullName>Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2014 - Amends equal employment opportunity requirements under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide that it shall not be an unlawful employment practice for an employer, labor organization, or employment agency (or a joint labor management committee controlling apprenticeships or other training or retraining opportunities) to engage in an employment practice that is required by federal, state, or local law in areas such as health care, childcare, in-home services, policing, security, education, finance, employee benefits, and fiduciary duties.</p>]]></text>
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